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 * Copyright © 2015 Cask Data, Inc.
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package co.cask.cdap.etl.api;

import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Provides {@link Lookup} instances given a dataset name.
 */
public interface LookupProvider {
  /**
   * @param table the name of the {@link Lookup} table
   * @param arguments arguments for initializing the {@link Lookup} table
   * @param <T> the type of value returned by the {@link Lookup}
   * @return a {@link Lookup} instance
   */
  <T> Lookup<T> provide(String table, Map<String, String> arguments);
}
